Washington Post stars on the way out

The Washington Post
newsroom is bracing for the loss of some big names. David Broder, 78, a 40-year
veteran of the Post, has reportedly accepted
a buyout. He'll remain at the newspaper as a contract employee, focusing on his
column, starting Jan. 1. Meanwhile, Tony Kornheiser, best known for his television
work on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption and
Monday Night Football, has also
reportedly taken
a buyout after a 29-year career there. Speculation abounds that
executive editor Len Downie is mulling a buyout as well.

In other desk-clearing news, George de Lama, Chicago Tribune managing editor for
news, is leaving
the newspaper after 30 years, and International
Herald Tribune editor Michael Oreskes is moving
to the Associated Press to become managing editor for US news.

Also in the media
glare:

The Boston Heraldapologizes
to the New England Patriots for a pre-Super Bowl story alleging a 2002 taping
incident, thereby defusing
the threat of a lawsuit. Even so, editor Kevin Convey is sticking
by reporter John Tomase.